Nevertheless, a Labour minister has said the government may have to introduce a universal basic income (UBI) system to allow society to cope with the scale of artificial intelligence stealing people's jobs. Following the Finnish experiment, researchers said people who received the money 'described their well-being more positively' than those who did not. Che Wagner, from the campaign group Basic Income Switzerland, argued prior to the vote that it would not be money for nothing. It's care work, it's at home, it's in different communities, so that work would be more valued with a basic income,' he said. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said: 'We want AI to work for Britain, and that means ensuring Britons can work with AI.


Source:   Daily Mail
January 31, 2026 01:51 UTC